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Chinese

阿难陀,你犯了过错。如果对他说佛陀的功德,他就能获得不退转的果位。然而,他却会成为转轮王的王妃。如此授记,是因为五百个在僧团中从事谷物相关工作的女孩,因缺少两人而听到,便发愿成为王妃的眷属。当时,阿难陀流下了眼泪,问道:“世尊,您连自己的身体都从一个又一个的生命中布施出去,难道还需要吃腐烂的谷物吗?”导师从牙齿间取出一粒谷物,让阿难陀品尝,问道:“你还记得品尝过如此味道吗?”回答说:“以前从未记得品尝过如此丰盛的味道。”如来证得了味道中的至上者,无论食物好坏,都会变成百味。当时,边地的各个小国听闻此事,派遣使者给火施王,但他们没有被允许进入。居士给孤独也听闻此事,用五百辆车装满了成熟的稻谷,准备供养。途中,恶魔波旬化作阿难陀,说:“为了诸天神降下甘露,让导师和僧团返回吧。”然而,他们没有返回,恶魔便降下大雨,水淹没了车轴,无法前行。如此过了三个月,车夫祈愿道:“愿我成为转轮王!良马成为太子,五百匹马成为五百个儿子,被授记为王妃的女子成为贤妃,五百个女儿也成为她的眷属。”导师也授记说会如此成就。三个月过去后,火施王也出来了,阅读并倾听边地小国送来的书信和口信。所有信件中都写着:“你答应供养导师三个月的斋饭,却没有做到,而是供养了马吃的谷物。”导师对阿难陀说:“你去火施王那里,告诉他,我在你的国家住了三个月,现在要离开了。”

English

Ananda, you have made a mistake. If you had spoken of the Buddha's virtues to him, he would have attained the state of non-retrogression. However, he will become a consort of a Chakravartin king. This prophecy came about because five hundred girls who worked with grain in the Sangha, lacking two, heard of it and wished to become attendants of the queen. At that time, Ananda shed tears and asked, "Bhagavan, you have given even your own body in life after life, do you need to eat rotten grain?" The Teacher took a grain from between his teeth and had Ananda taste it, asking, "Do you remember tasting such a flavor?" He replied, "I do not remember ever tasting such a rich flavor before." The Tathagata has attained the supreme taste, so whatever food, good or bad, becomes a hundred flavors. At that time, the border principalities heard of this and sent messengers to King Agni-datta, but they were not allowed to enter. The householder Anathapindika also heard of this and filled five hundred carts with ripe rice to offer. On the way, the evil Mara, disguised as Ananda, said, "Turn back, for the gods are drawing nectar for the Teacher and the Sangha." However, they did not turn back, and Mara sent down a great rain, and the water submerged the axles of the carts, making it impossible to proceed. After three months had passed, the driver prayed, "May I become a Chakravartin king! May the good horse become the crown prince, the five hundred horses become five hundred sons, may the woman prophesied to be queen become a noble consort, and may the five hundred daughters also become her attendants." The Teacher also prophesied that it would be so. After three months had passed, King Agni-datta also came out and read and listened to the letters and messages sent by the border principalities. All the letters said, "You promised to offer alms to the Teacher for three months, but you did not, and instead offered grain for horses." The Teacher said to Ananda, "Go to Agni-datta and tell him, 'I have stayed in your country for three months, and now I am leaving.'"

Chinese

那时,那噶沃也同样做了,国王说:“布施的乳粥没有昏倒吗?那些小国王们的话是真的吗?”当讲述了事情的经过后,国王昏厥了过去,用水泼洒后恢复了知觉,对家人说:“我不是吩咐过你们准备这样的食物吗?”他们说:“吩咐过了,每天都准备食物,现在还在做,只是不知道供养给谁了。”之后,国王前往施火供养的导师面前忏悔罪过,请求终身侍奉,但导师没有答应,请求七年、七个月、七天,导师都没有答应,说:“国王您要调伏的众生,已经接近昨天涅槃的时间了,请放过这件事吧。”最后,请求第二天供养伞食,导师才答应了。聪明的臣子们献计说:“将三个月来准备的食物全部撒在地上,让僧众的脚踩过,这样就能享用了。”于是供养导师及其眷属伞食,导师也说法并回向功德。就这样,将勇士之地和位于边境城市的众生安置于天界和解脱的安乐之中。返回时,一些僧侣拆掉了茅棚。导师对他们说:“不要拆!茅棚存在多久,福德就增长多久,床具、法衣和住所也一样。”第四百个故事,是关于在前往五取(的地方)路上发生的事情:之后,世尊向南方的五取方向走去,在恒河边停下。一位比丘请求讲述通过简略的佛法获得阿罗汉果的方法。世尊看到恒河水中漂着一根木头,说:“这根木头不靠此岸、彼岸和中间,不搁浅,不被人和非人抓住,不腐烂,就会流向大海。同样,你也不要执着于此岸、彼岸或执着等等,就能趋向涅槃。”世尊详细地解释了那个简略佛法的含义,那比丘因此获得了阿罗汉果。在那附近,有一个名叫噶沃的

English

Then, that Ngagwo did the same, and the king said, "Didn't the alms milk porridge cause fainting? Are the words of those small kings true?" When the story was told, the king fainted and, after being sprinkled with water, regained consciousness. He said to his family, "Didn't I order you to prepare such food?" They said, "You did order it, and we prepare food every day, and we are still doing it, but we don't know who it is offered to." After that, the king went before the teacher who offered fire and confessed his sins, requesting to serve him for the rest of his life. But the teacher did not agree, and even after requesting for seven years, seven months, and seven days, the teacher did not agree, saying, "King, the beings you are to tame are close to the time of passing into nirvana yesterday, so please let go of this matter." Finally, he requested to offer umbrella food the next day, and the teacher agreed. The wise ministers suggested a plan, saying, "Spread all the food prepared for three months on the ground, and let the feet of the Sangha tread on it, so that it can be enjoyed." So they offered umbrella food to the teacher and his retinue, and the teacher also taught the Dharma and dedicated the merit. In this way, he placed the people of the land of heroes and those living in the border city in the bliss of heaven and liberation. When they returned, some monks demolished the huts. The teacher said to them, "Do not demolish them! As long as the huts remain, merit will increase, and the same is true for bedding, Dharma robes, and dwellings." The four hundredth story is about what happened on the way to Five Grabs: Then, the Blessed One went south towards Five Grabs and stopped on the bank of the Ganges River. A monk requested to be told how to attain Arhatship through a concise Dharma. The Blessed One saw a log floating in the Ganges River and said, "If this log does not lean on this shore, that shore, or the middle, does not run aground, is not seized by humans or non-humans, and does not rot, it will flow into the ocean. Similarly, you too, do not cling to this shore, that shore, or clinging, etc., and you will be able to move towards nirvana." The Blessed One explained the meaning of that concise Dharma in detail, and that monk attained Arhatship. Near there, there was a

Chinese

一位老牧童在放牛的时候,把拐杖插在地上坐着,听到了那些佛法。一只青蛙也在听他讲法,快乐的牧童不加思索地把拐杖插在地上,打在了青蛙的背上。虽然伤得很重,但他心想,如果我发出声音,会妨碍其他人听法,于是忍着不出声。那只青蛙立刻死了,转生为四大天王族的(天)神。在导师(佛陀)面前听法,见到了真谛。现在,快乐的牧童祈请道:尊者,我从这边到那边都不会腐烂,请为我剃度。佛陀开示道:牛都交给主人了吗?没有交,它们自己回到各自的地方去了。即使那样,也必须交。之后,快乐的牧童获得了强大的佛法力量,发出巨大的“恐惧啊恐惧啊”的声音走开了。遇到了五百个认识的牧童,他们问他害怕什么,他说害怕生老病死,那些牧童都离开了。同样,许多草堆、许多树木和路上来的人们也听到了,直到再次离开,都和之前一样。之后,他走到一座山上,听到“恐惧啊”的声音,有些人惊慌逃跑,有些人穿上盔甲。在那里,他遇到一位勇士,问他害怕什么,他像之前一样说了,勇士就安心了。之后,快乐的牧童把牛交给各自的主人,带着五百个牧童朋友,来到导师(佛陀)面前,剃度出家。听闻佛法后,那五百人当即获得了阿罗汉果位。这里在圣地(印度)没有牦牛,那些最伟大的人们在这里翻译成牧牛人和牛,但如果翻译成牧人和牲畜就更好了。之后,世尊与眷属一起前往南方五取(Lumbini)的恒河边,渡过恒河。世尊有时乘船,有时在恒河上行走。在那里,五百只天鹅、五百条鱼和五百只乌龟都以虔诚之心绕着世尊,(世尊)为它们宣说了四句的佛法。之后,当他们到达恒河的此岸时,它们死去并转生为四大天王族的(天)神,向导师(佛陀)献

English

An old cowherd, while herding cattle, planted his staff in the ground and sat down, and heard those teachings. When a frog was also listening to his teachings, the happy cowherd inadvertently planted his staff in the ground, hitting the frog's back. Although it was badly injured, he thought, 'If I make a sound, it will disturb others listening to the teachings,' so he endured it silently. That frog died immediately and was reborn as a deity of the Four Great Kings class. By listening to the teachings in the presence of the Teacher (Buddha), he saw the truth. Now, the happy cowherd pleaded: 'Venerable one, I will not decay from this shore to that shore, please ordain me.' The Buddha instructed: 'Have you handed over the cattle to their owners?' 'No, they have gone to their own places.' 'Even so, you must hand them over.' After that, the happy cowherd obtained great power of the Dharma, and went away uttering a loud cry of 'Fear! Fear!' He met five hundred cowherds he knew, and when they asked him what he was afraid of, he said he was afraid of birth, old age, sickness, and death, and those cowherds turned away. Similarly, many piles of grass, many trees, and those who came on the road also heard it, and until they turned away again, it was the same as before. After that, he went to a mountain, and hearing the sound of 'Fear!', some panicked and ran away, and some put on armor. There, he met a warrior, and when he asked him what he was afraid of, he said the same as before, and the warrior was relieved. After that, the happy cowherd handed over the cattle to their respective owners, and taking five hundred cowherd friends, he came to the presence of the Teacher (Buddha) and was ordained. After hearing the Dharma, those five hundred immediately attained the state of Arhat. Here in the sacred land (India) there are no yaks, those greatest ones here translate it as cowherds and cattle, but it would be better to translate it as shepherds and livestock. After that, the Blessed One, together with his retinue, went to the Ganges River at Five-Taking (Lumbini) in the south, and crossed the Ganges. The Blessed One sometimes went by boat, and sometimes walked on the Ganges. There, five hundred geese, five hundred fish, and five hundred turtles circumambulated the Blessed One with faith, and (the Blessed One) spoke a four-line Dharma for them. After that, when they reached this shore of the Ganges, they died and were reborn as deities of the Four Great Kings class, offering to the Teacher (Buddha).

Chinese

听闻者证悟真谛。在那里,五百个饿鬼,像烧焦的树桩一样,肚子像山谷,嘴巴像针眼,燃烧着熊熊的火焰,来到佛陀的周围祈求道:我们因为恶业,连水都找不到,何况是唾沫呢?世尊请赐予我们水吧!于是,佛陀为他们示现了恒河。他们说:这河水对我们来说几乎完全干涸了,而且现在还有人拿着棍棒和斧头守护着。世尊对恒河神说:不要守护!恒河神回答说:我没有守护,是他们自己的业力在守护啊!佛陀以神通力张开了那些饿鬼的嘴,目犍连之子给他们灌水,使他们得到了饱足的境地,肚子也胀大了。他们对佛陀生起信心而死去,转生为四大天王种族的天神,听闻佛陀说法后证悟了真谛。中间的总结是:简而言之,青蛙欢喜和,船和天鹅,鱼、骨头、青蛙,五百饿鬼得到饱足。第一百五十个故事是贫穷的婆罗门证悟真谛等。之后,世尊经过名为青年生长的地区,以及臂饰、宝物、娑罗力量地区、娑罗的力量、金斗、以及各个住处,到达了舍卫城附近。一个贫穷的婆罗门没有吃早饭,正在稻田里劳作。他的女儿来送食物,恰好遇到世尊来到那个方向。婆罗门生起信心,放下正在耕种的田地,向佛陀供养食物。佛陀指示他一个旧井,让他把食物倒进去。按照佛陀的指示倒进去后,井里充满了食物,热气腾腾。然后,婆罗门先供养世尊,然后给所有的僧侣分发食物,但食物并没有减少。井里仍然充满食物,婆罗门非常虔诚,佛陀为他说法,他也证悟了真谛。之后,那个婆罗门的田地里都长出了金色的幼苗、金色的稻穗和金色的稻子。之后,他去见了光明王,说我的田地里的稻子都变成了金

English

The listeners attained the truth. There, five hundred hungry ghosts, like burnt tree stumps, with bellies like valleys and mouths like needle eyes, burning with blazing flames, came and surrounded the Buddha, pleading: Due to our bad karma, we cannot even find water, let alone saliva. Blessed One, please grant us water! Then, the Buddha showed them the Ganges River. They said: This river seems almost completely dried up for us, and now there are people guarding it with sticks and axes. The Blessed One commanded the Ganges deity: Do not guard it! The Ganges deity replied: I have not guarded it, it is their own karma that guards it! Through the Buddha's miraculous power, the mouths of those hungry ghosts were opened, and Maudgalyayana's son poured water into them, allowing them to attain a state of satisfaction and their bellies to swell. They died with faith in the Buddha and were reborn as gods of the Four Great Kings lineage, and upon hearing the Buddha's teachings, they attained the truth. The intermediate summary is: In short, the frog rejoices, the boat and the swan, the fish, the bone, the frog, the five hundred hungry ghosts were satisfied. The one hundred and fiftieth story is about the poor Brahmin attaining the truth, etc. Then, the Blessed One passed through a place called Youthful Growth, as well as Arm Ornament, Jeweled, the Sala Strength area, the Strength of Sala, Golden Bushel, and various residences, arriving near the outskirts of Shravasti. A poor Brahmin, having not eaten breakfast, was working in the rice field. His daughter came to deliver food, and it happened that she encountered the Blessed One coming in that direction. The Brahmin developed faith, put down the field he was plowing, and offered the food to the Buddha. The Buddha pointed out an old well and told him to pour the food into it. As instructed by the Buddha, he poured it in, and the well was filled with food, steaming hot. Then, the Brahmin first offered it to the Blessed One, and then distributed the food to all the monks, but the food did not decrease. The well remained full of food, and the Brahmin was very devout. The Buddha taught him the Dharma, and he also attained the truth. After that, all the fields of that Brahmin grew golden seedlings, golden ears of rice, and golden rice. Then, he went to King Prasenajit and said that the rice in my fields had turned to gold.